Animated wind-operated ornament



July 12, 1927. 1,635,937

s. GRILLO ET AL ANIMATED WIND OPERATED ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 28. 1926 I INVENTOR ,ls'ianlqy G'rillo .Jase k Guerra BY ATTORNEYS Patented July 12, 192 7.

STANLEY GRILLO AND JOSEPH GUERRA, OF TUCKAHOE, NEW YORK.

ANIMATED WIND-OPERATED ORNAMENT.

Application filed Septemlier 28, 1926. Serial No. 138,251.

This invention relates to ornaments particularly but not necessarily designed for antomobile radiator caps, and comprehends an animated wind-operated ornament which is highly attractive in appearance, comparatively simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

More specifically the invention contemplates an animated ornament of the character set forth which includes a supporting or hearing bracket in which a crank shaft is mounted and upon thecrank portions of which representative figures are arranged together with wind-operated means for driving the crank shaft to impart animation to the representative figures.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which there is exhibited one example or e1nbodiment of the invention which is in no Way intended as a. limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ornament as applied to an automobile radiator p;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view taken ap proximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to thedrawings by characters of reference, 10 designates a bracket which is of substantially U-shapod formation present-ing spaced parallel vertical arms 11 11. Adjacent the upper end, the arms are formed with alined bearing openings 1242 through which the shaft 13 extends to mount the shaft for free rotation in the bracket. A. sleeve 14: is arranged over the shaft 15 between the arms 1111 and said sleeve is formed with a central enlarged portion or hub 15 having radial slots 16 receiving the stems or shanks 17 of cup-shaped blades 18 whichconstitute means for turning the shaft figures while limiting the rotatory movement thereof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a highly attractive, ornamental and amusing device has been provided which is simple in its construction and inexpensive to produce.

What is claimed is:

1. An animated wind-operated ornament including a crank shaft, a wind-wheel secured to the crank shaft for rotating the same, a representative figure attached to the crank portion ofsaid shaft for movement thereby, and means for limitin the rotary movement of the figure to impart a rocking motion thereto, said means including a slotted stationary bearing element for the crank shaft, and anarm' provided on the repre sentative figure having an offset terminal engaging and movable in the slotted portion.

2. An ornament of the character described, including a bearing bracket having a pair of spaced parallel arms having alined bearing openings, a shaft journalcd for rotation in the bearing openings and having oppositely disposed crank terminals, representative figures journaled on the crank terminals, a wind-wheel connected with the shaft for ro tating the same, and means for limiting the representative figures to a rocking movement upon rotation of the shaft, consisting of slotted portions in the bearing bracketarms, and arms on the representaive figures having ofiset terminals engaging and movable in said slotted portions.

STANLEY canine, JOSEPH GUERRA. 

